Saturday on a Thursday?

Today's sesh felt like a Saturday sesh. There were a couple of the Saturday morning regulars - Sal and Brandon - out in the line-up. And the best part is I have the day off (I love these long holiday weekends).

Test Run 2

I took my new camcorder out for another aquatic test run this afternoon. To make a long story short, I realized a little more today that I'm no Scotty Carter. Oh well, I had fun recording, and, at the end of the day, that's what it's really all about.

After today's test run, it's apparent that recording in the water generally sucks at beach breaks since you can't really record the entire ride due to the waves closing out most of the time. On the other hand, maybe I just need to find the right technique(s) to make the most out of recording beach-break waves from in the water.

BIA 2009: Zuma

I checked out the BIA contest up at Zuma today. I couldn't stay for the entire contest, but I was able to see Nick's DK heat. Nick did well. In fact, I've since found out that he came in second in his DK division and first in the Juniors division. Congratulations, Nick!

The pictures below are from Nick's DK heat and the DK heat that took place right before Nick's heat. The video clip is also from the DK heat that took place right before Nick's heat, as well as a couple of groms' heats.


Nick about to get shacked








My cousin decided to get some Zuma action too

BIA 2009: Zuma from Team Stoked on Vimeo.

Warm Waters

The water was warm this afternoon. I wouldn't say it was Hawaii-warm, but if you were a trooper, you would definitely be fine in just boardshorts. The waves were rather pleasant, too. They would break on the outside and then reform on the inside, and if you were lucky you could get a nice little close-out shack.



If you had low expectations, the waves were decent; however, I assure you they weren't as good as my cousin's facial expression would lead you to believe

Night and Day

My cousin was down for a sesh this afternoon, so I decided I'd record his sesh from the beach since I hadn't used my camcorder in a while. We went to the same spot that we went to yesterday. Trouble was by the time we got there the onshore winds were already wreaking havoc. As you can probably guess, the waves were pretty crappy. The waves were so crappy, in fact, that we decided to call it a day pretty quickly. Looking at the waves today, you'd never guess how fun they were yesterday - the difference was like night and day.

Fun Toobs

Thanks to the up-to-the-minute spot check report via Brandon, I was able to have a fun sesh at one of my favorite breaks. The conditions were nice too. In fact, it was the first Saturday sesh that I've had in a while where the conditions were nice. There were also some fun toobs to be had.

Spring Cleaning

With summer just around the corner, I decided to do some spring cleaning by giving away a few things. If you want any of this stuff, send me an email at team.stoked@gmail.com (or text me if you have my number) By the way, please be either in the South Bay area or willing to travel there as I don't want to deal with the hassle of shipping.


Brand new Aleeda wetsuit cap that was only tried on to see how it fits. Size large. I'm giving it away because it's one size too small



Brand new bodyboarding DVD that I got for free from OC Surf & Sport.



Used Fire DVD. It's well produced, but it's not what I had expected